Consequent to the spot-fixing scandal in the cash rich Indian Premier League (IPL), Union Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal has suggested introduction of a legislation to curb the menace of betting and other illegal activities in the country's sports arenas.
He said, there is a need for a separate law, as the Indian Penal Code (IPC) does not recognise match fixing and spot fixing as offences.
Sibal said he has already asked the law ministry to work on such a law.
Meanwhile, the BCCI has decided to appoint anti-corruption officer with each of the IPL franchises along with a security officer to monitor the movement of players.
Talking to reporters in Chennai yesterday, BCCI Chief N. Srinivasan said the board has appointed its anti-corruption chief Ravi Sawani as the Commissioner of Enquiry and he has been asked to file an internal inquiry report soon to enable the board to reach a decision on the issue.
He, however, admitted that the BCCI's anti corruption units have limitations and is handicapped to take action against the bookies.
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He also said that the entire IPL cannot be seen in bad light due to the actions of the three arrested players.
IPL Chairman Rajiv Shukla has said that the decisions taken by the BCCI working committee will help the game tackle the menace of fixing.
Meanwhile, three more persons, a former Ranji player and two bookies have been arrested in Aurangabad in connection with the spot-fixing case.
Sreesanth and the other two cricketers Ankit Chavan and Ajit Chandila were arrested in Mumbai on Thursday by Delhi Police for allegedly spot-fixing IPL matches for payments of up to 60 lakh rupees just for giving away pre-determined number of runs in an over.